The U.S. Treasury’s Sept. 29, 2026, sanctions on the Sinaloa Cartel’s “Mayito Flaco” network hit Xolo Gas de Baja California and three other companies owned by Jerónimo Javier Vera Ayala, who Mexican outlets report was…
Treasury's Sept. 29 sanctions lay out the Tijuana cell of the Arzate brothers, 'La Rana' and 'Aquiles,' and allege lieutenant 'Gordo Flubber' ordered the 2023 killing of a money exchange's former owner.
Prosecutors say Carlos Omar Félix Gutiérrez helped run fentanyl labs for Los Chapitos and sold a kilo to a DEA source for delivery in San Diego.
Treasury sanctioned 21 people and 25 companies tied to Los Mayos, alleging hitmen in Southern California and bribes in Tijuana and Mexicali.
Mexico's Navy says two yachts intercepted off Ensenada, Baja California, carried 45 Mexican nationals and 1,850 liters of diesel toward the United States. Five people were arrested.
Geovany Andrés Rojas, alias “Araña,” accused leader of Colombia’s Comandos de la Frontera, was flown to San Diego on Sept. 25, 2026; the U.S. Attorney says his cocaine fed cartels fighting over Tijuana.
Gerardo Julio Rueda Torres, 49, of Mexicali pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to cocaine importation and money laundering conspiracies, admitting he led the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Rusos faction.
ICE says a 10-month HSI investigation in San Diego led to charges against 17 alleged members of a fentanyl ring, with wiretaps capturing calls and texts between members in the U.S. and Mexico.